For students focused on final exams, stress, mood and learning aptitudes are top of mind. That's why, every semester on Reading Day, the campus takes a Common Hour break in a C. Shaw Smith 900 Room full of dogs. Volunteers bring dogs of all sizes to provide a little pet therapy to stressed students, resulting in a joyfully unscientific case study in all the empirical benefits noted above, no explanations needed.

The event is sponsored by the college's Pre-Veterinary Society. For stress relief or a simple smile, enjoy this photo gallery.